Q: Is 1,079,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,079,400 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,079,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 257 280 300 350 420 514 525 600 700 771 840 1,028 1,050 1,285 1,400 1,542 1,799 2,056 2,100 2,570 3,084 3,598 3,855 4,200 5,140 5,397 6,168 6,425 7,196 7,710 8,995 10,280 10,794 12,850 14,392 15,420 17,990 19,275 21,588 25,700 26,985 30,840 35,980 38,550 43,176 44,975 51,400 53,970 71,960 77,100 89,950 107,940 134,925 154,200 179,900 215,880 269,850 359,800 539,700 and 1,079,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,079,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,079,400, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).